GRANITE STATE INS. CO. v. BOTTOMS

Record No. 910962.

415 S.E.2d 131 (1992)

GRANITE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. v. Nathan BOTTOMS, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Dancigers, Norfolk (Michelle ReDavid Rack, Heilig, McKenry, Fraim and Lollar, on briefs), for appellants.

Kenneth R. Yoffy, Newport News (LeeAnn N. Barnes, Weaver & Yoffy, on brief), for appellees Lillian R. Bellamy and Elizabeth P. Sanderlin.

Johnny C. Cope, Newport News, for appellees Nathan Bottoms, Colon Brinkley, et al., Trustees of Zion Baptist Church, Zion Baptist Church and Baptist Progress Union, Inc., t/a Zion Baptist Home for the Elderly.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this insurance case, the dispositive issue is whether the trial court correctly ruled that an exclusion in a policy issued to the owner of business property did not bar coverage for a claimant's injuries.

In February 1986, appellant Granite State Insurance Company, a member of appellant New Hampshire Insurance Group (collectively, the insurer), issued a "Property Owners Policy" to the Trustees of Zion Baptist Church. The church and Baptist...

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